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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC AG PKT 2005-10-24 #S City of Seal Beach - l/ Agenda Report _ "e )° d 1 rr • Date: October 26, 2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Council 0, From: John B. Bahors A y City Manager Subject: Proposed Charter Amendments for March 2006 Election SUMMARY OF REQUEST: Review the proposed Charter Amendments and provide staff direction to prepare the needed resolutions and/or ordinances necessary to formally place the Charter amendments on the March 2006 ballot. BACKGROUND: The proposed Charter amendments fall into three broad categories: 1) Council requested amendments, 2) minor amendments to update the charter, and 3) staff requested amendments. The City Attorney has prepared an in -depth report on the proposed Charter amendments for City Council consideration. (Attachment A- proposed Charter Amendments.) The first proposed amendment language would change the municipal election date to November of the even numbered years. This proposed amendment was brought forward to City Council at the September 12, 2005 City Council meeting. Council reviewed the suggested change by the City Clerk and directed the City Attorney to prepare Charter amendment language. Included in this amendment is clean up language to clarify election terms and eliminate unnecessary language. Another Charter amendment is the change of the City Clerk to an appointed position. When City Council discussed this issue April 25, 2005, it was determined by City Council to place this issue before the voters. Staff was unclear on the City Council direction whether the appointment should be made by City Council or the City Manager. In the proposed amendment, the City Council will appoint the City Clerk. AGENDA ITEM S As staff went through the Charter it was discovered that the section on City Council vacancies was difficult to administer and hard for a layperson to understand. To simplify the process staff is recommending a Charter amendment that will allow the filling of a Council vacancy using the process outlined in State law. Staff is also requesting Council consider amendments to the Charter that will eliminate outdated language that pertains to the first election and add clarifying language to include ballot measures. These changes are explained in greater detail in the City Attorney's report. Finally, staff is recommending a Charter amendment to eliminate the Civil Service System provisions in the City Charter. The current system is expensive and inefficient to administer. Based on information prepared as part of the staff report on legal services costs, it is clear that reforming the Civil Service System will reduce costs, maintain due process for employees and enhance the administration of the personnel system. Since staff has not been able to secure, through the meet and confer process, all the necessary approvals with the various labor associations, this Charter amendment could be dropped as a ballot measure until those approvals are obtained. Staff is optimistic that the day the costs are known, the remaining labor associations will agree to the changes requested by the City. FISCAL IMPACT: Staff believes there will be cost savings if the voters approve the Charter amendments however at this time those savings cannot be quantified. RECOMMENDATION: Direct the City Attorney to prepare the necessary resolutions and/or ordinances related to the proposed Charter amendments and return these items to City Council for formal approval in November 2005. ATTACHMENTS: A. Proposed Charter amendments prepared by the City Attorney PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE "CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH" DATED OCTOBER 24, 2005 1. Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to change the dates of the general municipal elections from March to November of even - numbered years? Currently, the Charter provides that primary elections are held in March of even - numbered years, and runoff elections are held in May of even - numbered years. The County general election is November of even - numbered years. Consolidation of the election with the County election in November would save money and facilitate greater voter turnout. Accordingly, the Council has authorized that this Charter amendment be presented to the voters. Charter Sections 501 and 502 are proposed to be amended as follows: SECTION 501. General Municipal _ Elections. Prime neminatingGeneral municipal elections shall be held in the City of Seal Beach, on the last second Tuesday in M- November in even - numbered years commencing with the year -I-9;02008; provided, however that by ordinance of the City Council, another day in the -• : • - . - : ' : any even - numbered year may be fixed. provided such change will not extend or reduce any term by more than 12 months. The City Council may order any special municipal election consolidated with the general municipal election by following the procedure prescribed by law for the consolidation of special elections with municipal elections held in a general law city. (Amended by Statutes 1969; 2006) SECTION 502. General-Municipal Runoff Elections. Genecal—Ffl m Municipal runoff elections for the election of officers shall be held in the City on the second -last Tuesday in May in each evenodd- numbered year commencing with the year 62009. (Amended 1974, 2006) *In that such a change would extend the term of council members currently in office from Districts Two and Four, Section 400 would also be revised, as follows: SECTION 400. Elective Officers. The elective officers of the City shall consist of a City Clerk elected from the City at large', and five members of the City Council, one elected from each of the five Councilmanic districts as prescribed in Article V. The terms 1 Please note that if Proposed Amendment No. 2 is adopted by the voters, this Section 400 would be further revised as shown below. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 1 - of elective officers shall be four years and until their respective successors qualify_ change of the election date provided for in Article V.) The term of each elective officer shall commence on the seventh day following the General Municipal election (or, if a Municipal Runoff election is held for the office, following the Municipal Runoff election) at the hour of the completion of the canvass of the election returns. (Amended 197446, 1978 & 2006) *The following revisions to Sections 500 would also be necessary if the voters adopt the proposed amendments regarding renaming the general and runoff elections: SECTION 500. Municipal Elections. Municipal elections held in the City of Seal Beach shall be classified as three kinds, to wit: 1. General Municipal elections. 2. Genera' mMunicipal Runoff elections. 3. Special municipal elections. *The following consolidation of Sections 508, 509, 510 and 513 is recommended: SECTION 508. Voting for Candidates for Elective Offices at General Municipal Primary Elections. .. - - - • - - - - - - .. .. •- .-• • - - - - - The entire electorate of the City of Seal Beach shall be entitled to vote at the General Municipal Election for any candidate for the office of City Clerk, and for one candidate for the office of the City Councilmember from the district in which the elector resides. Only one person shall be elected to the City Council from each district. , shall be nominated by the City at large at the primary nominating election and SECTION 509. Number of Votes Needed for Elective Offices. leetioNs _ The City Council shall declareln the event that any candidate €er • : •- • - . • : - . • - - • - : - wh —shal4 receives a majority (50% plus 1 vote) of all the votes cast f o r . . • :. - . • . -- . - • : . - . - a- -neat an office at any general municipal election to be elected to such office. If no candidate for an seatoffice receives a majority (50% plus 1 vote) of all the votes cast, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes at the general municipal election shall be the only candidates for such seatoffice printed upon the ballots at the municipal runoff election. The City Council shall declare the candidate who receives the most votes at the runoff election to be elected to such office. as provided in Section 513 of this charter. 2 Please note that if Proposed Amendment No. 2 is adopted by the voters, this Section 508 would be amended as shown below. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 2 - SECTION 510. REPEALED . • • '1 • . • • - • . Unless a candidate is elected at the primary nominating elec • : - :: • : - : - - - • : - . • , - . - : • : . SECTION 513. REPEALED ' - • - = : • - = shall be declared elected to such office. The en e electorate of the City of Scal Beach elected front each district. (Amended 1978) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 2. Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to make the city clerk an appointed position, rather than an elective position? The City Council has requested that this Charter amendment be presented to the voters so that they may decide whether the City Clerk should be an appointed position, rather than an elective position. The majority of California cities have an appointed City Clerk. In some cities, the City Clerk is hired by the City Manager. In other cities, the City Council appoints the City Clerk. We recommend that if this Charter Amendment No. 2 passes, the City Council be the appointive body of the City Clerk. SECTION 400. Elective Officers. The elective officers of the City shall consist of a--('' ity Clerk elected from the City at large, and five members of the City Council, one elected from each of the five Councilmanic districts as prescribed in Article V. The terms of elective officers shall be four years and until their respective successors qualify. (except that the terms may be lengthened or shortened by not more than three months by change of the election date provided for in Article V.) The term of each elective officer shall commence on the seventh day following the General Municipal election at the hour of the completion of the canvass of the election returns. (Amended 1974_ & 1978 & 2006) • SECTION 421. REPEALED : : • • : • . - - (Amended 1973 & 1978) 3 The highlighted language is proposed to be deleted by Proposed Amendment No. 1. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 3 - SECTION 700. Officers. The officers of the City shall be the following: (a) The five members of the City Council, who shall be elected. (b) A City Clerk, who shall be elected appointed by the City Council. (c) A City Treasurer, who shall be the Finance Director. (d) A City Manager, who shall be appointed by the City Council. (e) A City Attorney, who shall be appointed by the City Council. (f) The incumbents of sSuch other offices as the City Council may by ordinance, or resolution, establish. (Amended 1978 & 2006) *If Question No. 1 above also passes, the following additional changes will be made to Sections 508, and Section 510 will be repealed: SECTION 508. Voting for Candidates for Elective Offices at Primary General Municipal Elections. Candidates for elective offices, except for the offices of members of the City Council, to be voted for at any general municipal election, The entire electorate of the City of Seal Beach shall be entitled to vote at the General Municipal Election for one candidate for the office of the City Councilmember from the district in which the elector resides. Only one person shall be elected to the City Council from each district. • : • - - • . : . : - . - • . - - • • • _ .. • . . SECTION 510. REPEALED • - • • • • - ' • • - • • - : • = • - • - - • . .•.: • - - . '- - ' : -: t o . election shall be the candidates, and the only candidates, for such office whose names *If Question No. 1 does not pass, but Question No. 2 passes, section 508 shall be amended as follows: SECTION 508. Voting for Candidates f Elective Off<ces at Primary-General Municipal Elections. Candidates for - • - - - - - - - - - - -- - - : - Y - - - : - : the offices of member of the City Council to be voted for at any general municipal election, shall be nominated by the respective district to be represented at a primary nominating election. SECTION 513. REPEALED ' . • - :: • - - : - - - - shall be declared elected to such office. The entire electorate of the City of Seal Beach elected from each district. (Amended 1978) charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 4 - ***** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 3. Shall the Charter of the City of Seal Beach be amended to make state law _govern the filling of vacancies? Section 403 of the City Charter regarding vacancies of city council members is complex, and inconsistent with state law. Staff recommends that the voters determine that state law governing general law cities regarding filling of vacancies govern the filling of vacancies in Seal Beach. SECTION 403. Vacancies. A vacancy in any elective office from whatever cause arising, shall be filled in accordance with state law.: .... • - -- - : : • • • : unexpired term. In the event the vacancy occurs in the office of nci1 mb th the term. If a member of the City Council is absent from all regular meetings of the City attended by such member, unless with permission of the City Council expressed in its * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 5 - 4. Shall the following sections be amended? Charter Section 503 addressed the first elections held after the adoption of the Charter. It is no longer needed. SECTION 503. REPEALED - . - • - . . l• . . . . : A . : - - shall be held in the City of Seal Beach en the fourth Tuesday in April, 1964. and the first - . • . • 4 . . - • - • • - - . - - • . . Tuesday in April, 1966, and the second general municipal election for such Districts 1, 3 and 5 shall be held in the City of Seal Beach on the first Tuesday in June, 1966, and years. (Amended 1978) Staff recommends that Section 514 be amended to specifically include measures, and to streamline its language. SECTION 514. Measures, Initiatives, Referendaue and Recalls. There are hereby reserved to\-t-Tlie electors of the City shall have the powers of the initiative and referendum and of themay recall of-Municipal Elective Officers. The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended, governing measures, the initiatives and- referendaum and the recall of municipal officers of-general-law cities shall . :: - . - - - • - - . • :: • • : • • -govern such subjects provided such Election Code provisions are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter. * *There may be some more suggested clean -up language, depending on council action regarding items 1 -3 and 5.** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** 5. Shall the Civil Service System provisions in the Charter amended? As noted in the report regarding attorney costs, the city's civil service system has become very costly, and is both time - consuming and cumbersome. Staff feels that the City could become more efficient, and save a lot of time and money, if the city were to amend the charter provisions relating to the civil service system, and provide an alternative system governed by the Municipal Code and/or MOD's negotiated by the different bargaining units. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 6 - The proposed amendments would provide that the city council may by ordinance establish a civil service system for city employees, including provisions for the method of selection of employees, and the classification, advancement, suspension, discharge and termination of city employees, and the consolidation and elimination of positions. The proposed amendments would also provide that the civil service system will apply to all categories of city employees, with the exception of temporary, seasonal, part -time and hourly employees, and will also not apply to elective and appointive officers, members of boards and commissions, and consultants and contractors. The proposed amendments would authorize the city council to establish provisions governing the selection and dismissal of non -civil service employees. Under the proposed amendments, in the event of an appeal of disciplinary action of a civil service employee, the appeal will be heard by an impartial arbitrator designated by mutual agreement of the appellant and his/her representative and the City Manager, or as otherwise agreed upon through a memorandum of understanding negotiated during the collective bargaining process between the city and the applicable bargaining unit. The city has met and conferred with the bargaining units regarding this proposed amendment. All of the bargaining units have agreed to this proposal, with the exception of the Police Management Association and the Police Officers Association. City management is still attempting to obtain agreement from those groups. The City Attorney can provide a report about the City's options if those groups do not agree to the proposal. Article IX, reprinted in its entirety at the end of this report, wand would be replaced by the following language if a majority of voters vote in favor of this Charter Amendment No. 5: ARTICLE IX CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM SECTION 900. Civil Service System. In order to establish an equitable and uniform procedure for dealing with personnel and employment matters; to attract to municipal service the best and most competent persons available; to assure that appointments and promotions of employees will be based on merit and fitness as determined by competitive test; and to provide a reasonable degree of security for qualified employees, the Council, by ordinance, may establish a civil service system for City employees. The civil service system may include provisions for the method of selection of employees, the classification, advancement, suspension, discharge and termination of city employees, and the consolidation and elimination of positions, and such other provisions as deemed reasonable and necessary to govern personnel and employment matters of the City. The Council may further adopt personnel rules to implement the provisions of any ordinance. In the event of an appeal of disciplinary action of a civil service employee, the appeal may be heard by an impartial arbitrator designated by mutual agreement of the appellant and his /her representative and the City charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 7 - t Manager, or as otherwise agreed upon through a memorandum of understanding negotiated during the collective bargaining process between the City and the applicable bargaining unit. The civil service system shall govern all employees of the City, unless exempted by Section 901 or by ordinance of the Council. SECTION 901. Exemptions. The following persons are exempt from the civil service system: (a) City Council Members; (b) Appointed persons; (c) City Attorney; (d) City Manager; (e) City Clerk; (f) Department heads; (g) Temporary, seasonal, part-time and hourly employees; (h) Any employee designated as exempt by City ordinance; (i) Volunteers; (j) Persons, including contractors and consultants, under contract to supply expert, professional or technical services; (k) Independent contractors. The City Council, by ordinance, resolution or personnel rules, may establish provisions governing the selection and dismissal of non -civil service employees. SECTION 902. Discrimination. No person employed by, or seeking admission into employment with the City, shall be employed, promoted, demoted, or discharged or in any way favored or discriminated against because of political opinions or affiliations or because of race or religious belief, or any other basis prohibited by law. SECTION 903. Solicitation of Contributions. No officer, agent, clerk, or employee, under the government of the City, and no candidate for any City office shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any assessment, subscription, contribution, or political service, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any political purpose whatsoever, from anyone on the employment lists or holding any position with the City. No officer or employee in the competitive service of the City shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be in any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving, any assessment, subscription or contribution, whether voluntary or involuntary, for any purpose affecting his or her working conditions, from any person other than an officer or employee in the competitive service. SECTION 904. Appropriation of Funds. The Council shall appropriate such funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 8 - *The following language would be repealed if a majority of voters vote in favor of Charter Amendment No. 5. ARTICLE IX CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM • •!! - - -•• • e e- _ - .e • - -• - e- .e - -•e • service the best and most competent persons available; to assure that e : • • -e -••- e -- _ : • •e e- - - -- -•• • -- -e .eee -- SECTION 901. Personnel Officer. The City Manager shall be ex officio Personnel Officer. With the approval of the Council, the City Manager may delegate any of the powers and duties conferred upon him /her as Personnel Officer under this Article to any other officer or employee of the City or may recommend that such powers and duties be performed under contrast—as • e e e - e • - - _ • e - • • e • • • ' _ - • - - • t i • - - - - ' : fa) A • -•e _ •• ••e e • - • - - Ee. _. j _, (b) Administer all the provisions of this Article and of the personnel rules not specifically reserved to the Council or the Civil Service Board; • (c) -e. . e •• e • - • - : - _ • e . e - • - --a • - - Board, revisions and amendments to the Personnel Rules which (d) • -e. - . es • •-• - . • .. • e. e . • ._ .: -: _ . :_. ... :• (e) - - e_ -_:.•: _ e - .• _ -: ._ -= - •-= - clae ifications in the competitive service. The plan, and any Council. • - - ! ! . - = = - • . •- - - - - - - - - a consisting of five (5) members to be appointed by the City Council as determine the order of business for the conduct of its meetings, and shall meet board. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction .. The functions of the board shall be: charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 9 - {a) As provided by this Article and by the rules, to hear appeals • e' '= '• • •e• e • •• a -•• �• e _ -e -: ••: • ._- _ -. ordinance or the personnel rules and to certify its findings and (b) - . -: e-= -- -: : -- ee- - • •• the power to examine witnesses under oath and compel their attendance or production of evidence by subpoenas issued in the refusal of a person to attend or to testify in answer to such s ubpoena shall subject the person to prosecution in the same • - _ • _ - _ - 2e. : - _ - _ - - - : e • - e • . •- • • • - e. • e witnesses; (c) To publish or post notices of tests for positions in the competitive s ervice; to receive applications therefor; to conduct and grade tests; The Civil Service Board shall cause the duties imposed upon it by - : : • 'es e e- e - - e -• - : : • - - - e--- • • • _ - • • - - - such duties, shall be subject only to the direction and control of the (d) When requested by the Council or the City Manager; the Civil any matter of personnel administration within the limits of the request; (e) : : ••- _ a ._ -- .. - -: : __•• e • ._ _. • • .:_ _•- -- • - • - : • • •• - - . - : : - - _ --s • _ - D : • : e e of said recommendations of the Personnel Officer; jurisdiction of the board, or in any proceeding arising under this full time employees of the City, except that the following shall be exempt (a) All officers elected by the people; (b) All members of the City Council; (c) - ••:- e • :: •• - ee_ e - •e• _•e charter amend 2005 - 10 -24 -05 . DOC - 10 - (d) e- - -:_: -e ..e- -- e .ee - e -- e e - e.. e (e) Volunteer personnel, such as volunteer firemen and police reservists who receive no regular compensation from the City; (f) The City Attorney and his /her assistants, deputies, clerks and stenographers; (g) i ; (h) All department heads. •. •1 •ee ' e• a e••- -- a -e. -e e. _ and may be amended from time to time, by resolution of the Council. The rules shall— cctablish specific procedures and regulations governing the following phases of the personnel system: (a) Preparation, installation, revision, and maintenance of a position (b) e - _ : • - : - ..e . e •• • - e • e - e - • e _•••- • - e• t , rate or range of pay for each class; (c) • - e- - - • e _ e - -•e .- - _e • -• - -- _.e - e aPPeintmenti (d) _ -•..__ :- _ :::..._. e e _ e ,. . ( _ e -•.: a -- (f) Transfer, promotion, demotion, and reinstatement of employees in the competitive service; (g) Separation of employees from the City service through layoff, (h) _ _ me. e _ e• a .e e • : _•- -:_ -_- _ -: -e.. e• working conditions and the development of employee morale, (i) Suitable provision for orderly and equitable presentations to the .e e : e -.• a -- - - • •e a e -•- competitive service shalt be made in accordance with the personnel rules. Appointment and promotions sshatl be based on merit and fitness to be shall consist of such recognized selection techniques as achievement and charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 11 - e _ - . • - - - - : .•-e _ - ••_ e .. . - • _ e _. e _ • - _.• ' • ' e .. Appointments shall be made by the City Manager or by the officer in the Personnel Officer shall transmit to the appointing power the names of all days by any one ac -tion. Whcn a position is to be filled by provisional appointment, or a provisional appointment is to be extended, the Council shall • Council- _ " - : - - . - " : : e . - - • : - e _ • -••: e - - e : - - e " - : " - - - - . e - = - sonnel rules. months, except that as to any class or position the rules may provide for any appeal or hearing. which he /she has been promoted shall be reinstated to the position from which he /she was promoted, unless lac /she is dismissed from the City service as provided in this Article and the rules. An employee in the competitive service promoted or transferred to a position not inckided in the competitive service shall be reinstated to the position charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 12 - • , ! ! :. - - - = " - -• ••: e - 1 • e- e • • e e • • e - ee • • e ■ included in the competitive service who, OR the effective date of this Article, shall • - - -• - e• e - ee — e•, e e •- ee e- - competitive service, for a period equal to the probationary -period prescribed in the rules for his/her class, shaft assume regular status in the competitive service in the position held on such effective date without a qualifying test, and shall thereafter be subject in alt respects to the provisions of this Article and the personnel-rules, A • e •- e- e . -e a •e ee e- •• •- _e•• e- - -- _- • e e e e e ee • e•- •e - -• e ' e _ -- e - e ee • e•-• e • ee e e e •' ' e e e _ • -e e- - _ •- e ee. • e • employment, _ ai a • e e •_ a - e •• e a e '• •- e_ a _ e e e •• • e a, .1. . . . • - e - _ - - • •• : "e . . • • - • e e •• e e• e •• e e • - ■• -• e• • e e e • e e e •• employees, shalt retain} such power, subject to the provisions of this Article and the personnel rules. • . -- - - - .•. 4• -e e •e _ ee e . e -..: e.••-- • -e••e- -r •_ e e e e _ e -_- e • • e • -e. e- e. e e e a ee e - e • • e■ • e •• e • .• a ee - • - discipline standards of practice. Progressive discipline can include suspension • e•• e. e. -e .ee- e - e. a -•- a - -e e _ e •- -- e• . e -e- • •• -- accordance with the rules. (Amended 2002) • - _ employee in the competitive service who has been suspended, demoted, dismissed, or reduced in- pay shall be -entitled to request a written statement of the reasons for such action. Such a request must be made in writing to the power shall provide such employee with a written statement of charges within working days after receipt of the statement of charges in which to answer the charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 13 - • disciplinary action. (Amended by Statutes 1973). (Pursuant to Orange County - - ! , • - - _ • • - e • 4 . . - _ . -es- - - - = e —• • - -••-• - . - . - the Board shall make such investigation as it may deem necessary and within •. : e ■. • •• - _ • -e. - . . • e • e - - • • --a • . - : - • . {Amended by Statutes- 1973). (Pursuant to Orange County Superior Court Case No. 27 60 13). I _ • e ..e•, • - ∎ - - •. • - : : •• . e - - e.• . the order of lay off shall be in the reverse order of total cumulative time served in the City service upon the effective date of the lay off. Lay off shall be made within classes of positions, and all provisional employees in the affected clac or employee. For the purpose of determining order of lay off, total cumulative time s hall include time served on military leave of absence. The names of probationary and permanent employees laid off shall be placed upon re employment lists for Glacses which, in the opinion of the Personnel Officer, of their competency, and shall remain on such lists for a period of two years unless re employed sooner. For re employment purposes, competency of a person laid off shall be determined by the head of the department in which such person worked. • . - •- - • • . -•- - • admisv ion thereto, shall be employed, promoted, demoted, or discharged or in any way favored or discriminated against becauce of political opinions or affiliations or because of face or religious belief. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 14 - 1 • • • _ e e e - e • e • e e • -e-• _ e shall, directly or indirectly, solicit or receive, or be to any manner concerned in soliciting or receiving any acssrnent, subscription, contribution, or political - • - - - - - e - • e • - e - - e - e e • •.... e - e e • - e - e•• - • _ e• e • • - -••: e •• - • • e • e e • • e - • e e • • e• _ • e - • - e • . e - of- this- Article. No officer or employee in the competitive service, shall, directly or • - e •• e e e- •• •• -• -- _ - _ • -e a -.•: e •- - - •••• e e e• a _e• e- •- •- - r e •• e • • e • e. ee •- -e - e ••e e•_ ._• a •• ..• e- e- consider and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the extent to which the City should contract for the pe -e of technical services in connection with the establishment or operation of the personnel system in e e---- - - • e • • $ • e _ • e • ! - - - e - • - •• - -e• - - • • _ - qualified person or ageneN for the performance of all or any of the following - e e - - • • • - _ - e e. - • •• e e -e a ••- (a) - - - e - e e e-•_ _ - _ -e .e -e. -• - .• • e• _•e amendments thereof; (c) The preparation of a plan of compensation, and subsequent (d) Special and technical services of advisory or informational funds as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Article. charter amend 2005 - 10- 24- 05.DOC - 15 -